Crime & Safety

14-Year-Old Admits to Making False Bomb Threat

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School was evacuated Tuesday after police received a bomb threat at the school.

A 14-year-old student at the on Rues Lane admitted Wednesday that he was joking when he made a false bomb threat on Tuesday

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On Wednesday, Detective Sgt. Joseph Alves was continuing the investigation when school officials told him they believed a 14-year-old male student at the school was responsible for the false bomb threat.  Detective Sgt. Alves interviewed the individual along with a family member and he admitted to making the false bomb threat.  The juvenile stated that he made the bomb threat as a joke not realizing the consequences of his actions.

The juvenile was charged with creating a false public alarm and released into the custody of a family member. 

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